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Panama - Mammals of the Canopy Tower

Tour Code: PAN02

An 11-day, 2-centre wildlife holiday to the rainforests of Soberanía National Park (based at the world-famous Canopy Tower) and El Valle in the foothills of Central Panama, in search of the exciting mammals and birds which live in the region.

£4,295

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£3,595

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Highlights

  • Howlers, capuchins, spider monkeys & Geoffroy’s Tamarin
  • Armadillos, 3 species of sloth, coatis, Silky Anteater & Agouti
  • Nocturnal mammals such as Western Night Monkey & Kinkajou
  • A wealth of canopy birds: jacamars, puffbirds, manakin leks & antbirds
  • Hummingbirds at feeders, including White-necked Jacobin & more
  • Visit to Barro Colorado Island & the Panama Canal
  • Neotropical reptiles, plus hear about conservation of the Golden Frog
  • Led by expert local naturalist guides

Summary

Panama is home to over 200 species of mammals and some of them, such as sloths, anteaters and tapirs will be well known to the Western naturalist. This holiday offers a chance to see these, as well as some that are less well known including Tayra, grisons, solenodons, and bats that make tents! We’ll be based for a week in the world-famous Canopy Tower at tree-top level, with 360° views over the canopy and a chance to observe many otherwise elusive canopy mammals. Mammal-watching will be our main focus, but Panama also offers some of the best birdwatching in Central America, including trogons, motmots and tanagers.

Panama is well known for offering some of the best birdwatching in Central America, but it is also home to over 200 species of mammal — from sloths and anteaters, to tapirs and Kinkajous! On this new tour we’sll spend an entire week residing at tree-top level in the world famous Canopy Tower, an excellent vantage point for seeing a wide range of mammals, including Mantled Howler Monkey, Nine-banded Long-nosed Armadillo, White-nosed Coati, Silky Anteater, Agouti and White-faced Capuchins to name but a few. The main viewing deck offers superb 360? views over the canopy and the chance to observe exciting and otherwise elusive canopy species. Although mammal watching will be our focus, the surrounding rainforest offers some superb Neotropical birdwatching, including trogons, motmots, jacamars, puffbirds, manakins, antbirds and tanagers. Panama really is a naturalist’s paradise and all around us there are surprises in store: Tayras and grisons, soledons and opossums ? and bats that make tents!

Outline Itinerary

Day
1
In flight to Panama City; Canopy Tower
Day
2
Semaphore Hill & Ammo Pond
Day
3
Pipeline Road & Summit Gardens
Day
4
Plantation Trail & Old Gamboa Road
Day
5
Lake Gatun & Gamboa Wildlife Sanctuary
Day
6
Metropolitan Natural Park & Panama Canal
Day
7
Discovery Centre & Pipeline Road
Days
8 - 9
Canopy Lodge, El Valle de Anton
Day
10
El Valle/In flight
Day
11
London
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Food

All included within the cost of the tour.

Accommodation

The Canopy Tower is a converted former radar and look out tower. See full tour itinerary for detailed information on accommodation.

Reviews

L.S., Kent, May 25, Jun 2025

A unique base with a stunning view each morning over the rainforest. Not many places where you can watch a Sloth munching its leafy meal, a family of Tamarins feeding on the fruit of a nearby Cecropia, with a vast array of colourful birds such as Keel - billed Toucans, Slaty - Tailed Trogan and Green Shrike Vireo. A night drive resulted in a Silky Anteater, Panamanian Night Monkey's and 9 Banded Armadillo among others. The days were thought out well with the high humidity in mind. The guides Alex and Eric didn't miss a thing! We visited various areas of forest with birds numbering over 200 by the end of the holiday with 2 nights at Canopy Lodge. The morning boat trip on Lake Gatun was wonderful. I have travelled with Naturetrek many times now and have always come away with fantastic memories from each adventure. I will continue to use Naturetrek in the future due to every aspect of their organising skills as an operator.

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Dates & Prices

2027

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£4,295

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£3,595

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£4,295

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£3,595

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2028

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£4,595

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£3,895

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£4,595

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£3,895

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Panamanian White-fronted Capuchin, Costa Rica
Three Toed Sloth
Soberania National Park (Ian Talboys)
Arboreal Anteater (Paul Gale)
White-faced Capuchin (David Tipling)
Meal at the lodge
Smooth-billed Ani (David Tipling)
Three-toed Sloth (David Tipling)
Collared Aracari (David Tipling)
Mantled Howler Monkey (David Tipling)
Geoffrey's Tamarin (David Tipling)
Three-toed Sloth (David Tipling)
Arboreal Anteater (Paul Gale)
Harpy Eagle (David Tipling)
Central American Agouti (David Tipling)
Blue-crowned Motmot (David Tipling)
Snowy-bellied Hummingbird (David Tipling)
Bat feeding on Nectar (David Tipling)
Palm Tanager (David Tipling)
Panamanian Golden Frog (David Tipling)
Flame-rumped Tanager (David Tipling)
Canopy Lodge, El Valle Panama (David Tipling)
Canopy Lodge Accommadtion (David Tipling)
Soberania National Park (David Tipling)
Back Vulture (Ian Talboys)
Black and White Owl (Ian Talboys)
Black-cheeked Woodpecker (Ian Talboys)
Broad-billed Motmot (Ian Talboys)
Cane Toad (Ian Talboys)
Common Potoo (Ian Talboys)
Crab-eating Racoon (Ian Talboys)
Fishing on Chagres River (Ian Talboys)
Geoffroys Tamarin Monkey (Ian Talboys)
Great Tinamou (Ian Talboys)
Green Heron on a log (Ian Talboys)
Orange Nectar Feeding Bat (Ian Talboys)
Orange-chinned Parakeet (Ian Talboys)
Panama Canal lock (Ian Talboys)
Panama City from Metropolitan Park(Ian Talboys)
Purple Galinule (Ian Talboys)
San Lorenzo National Park Fort (Ian Talboys)
Soggy Three-toed Sloth (Ian Talboys)
Squirrel Cuckoo (Ian Talboys)
Stinkhorn (Ian Talboys)
The Cracker Butterfly (Ian Talboys)
The Group (Ian Talboys)
Three-toed Sloth (Ian Talboys)
Tour leaders (Ian Talboys)
Tropical Kingbird (Ian Talboys)
Two-toed Sloth (Ian Talboys)
White-faced Capuchin Monkey (Ian Talboys)
White-faced Capuchin Monkeys (Ian Talboys)
Honey Creeper (Tarina Hill)
Two-toed Sloth (Tarina Hill)
Baby Spectacled Owl (Tarina Hill)
Geoffroy's Tamarin (Tarina Hill)
Striped Owl (Tarina Hill)
Green Iguana (Tarina Hill)
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Tarina Hill)
Hummingbird (Tarina Hill)
Keel-billed Toucan (Tarina Hill)
Drink Stop (Tarina Hill)
Mantled Howler Monkey (Tarina Hill)
Western Night Monkey (Tarina Hill)
Broad-billed Motmot (Tarina Hill)
Black-mandibled Toucans (Tarina Hill)
Panama City (Tarina Hill)
Picnic lunch at Fort San Lorenzo (Tarina Hill)
Panama Canal Railway (Tarina Hill)
Spectacled Owls (Tarina Hill)
Speeding along canal (Tarina Hill)
Striated Heron (Tarina Hill)
Summit Municipal Park (Tarina Hill)
Young Brown Throated Three-toed Sloth (Tarina Hill)
The Coast to Coast Train (Tarina Hill)
Three-toed Sloth (Tarina Hill)
Three-toed sloth (Tarina Hill)
Tropical Screech-Owl (Tarina Hill)
Unusual accommodation (Tarina Hill)
The Panama canal (Tarina Hill)
White-faced Capuchin (Tarina Hill)
Woolly Opossum (Tarina Hill)
Barred Antshrike (Ian Talboys)
Blue Cotinga juvenile male (Ian Talboys)
Geoffroy's Tamarin Monkey (Ian Talboys)
Green Heron, Panama (Ian Talboys)
Green Iguana, Panama (Ian Talboys)
Spectacled Owl (Ian Talboys)
Two-toed Sloth (Ian Talboys)
Soberania National Park (Ian Talboys)
Panamanian White-fronted Capuchin, Costa Rica

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